HAWOK Cast Iron Bread Cloche, Dia.7.8inch/20cm, 0.95qt, Sourdough Baking Pan Pre-seasoned Black

Perfect for what I needed! Very good quality! The value compared to price is crazy to me! Love it!

Great cloche for bread baking, sturdy. Uncoated but the bread does not stick.

I bake sourdough bread pretty regularly and use a French cast iron/enamaled bread oven that I absolutely love. However, for $188 I didn't want to get a second one and decided on another option. I have since been making more loaves and wanted to try out a bread cloche. I did a bunch of research into each brand and read all the reviews. I decided to give this one a try - minus the enamel. Baked two loaves tonight and they came out perfect! No weird small or issues. Now, I only do a cold bake with my sourdough. I put the bread in a cold oven (covered), set the temp to 425 and let it bake. I then remove the lids and let it bake for another 15 minutes. This works great for me and I don't see the need to pre-heat the oven at all. A great investment. For those who have complained about rust, you have to be diligent about proper care for your bread pans. They must be cleaned and seasoned properly. They cannot be left to sit in a sink in water. Please make sure to research proper care and you shouldn't have any issues whatsoever.

Too small but good quality

This cloche has some weight on it and the size is just right for me and my hubby. I throughly clean and dried it. I left on the counter for 20 minutes then I seasoned it and put in the oven at 400 degrees for 30 minutes and then turned down the oven to 200 degrees for 3 hours then turned off the oven and let it cool down (I had another cast iron Dutch oven that was seasoned as well) and they turned out lovely. I just baked some bread and it performed perfectly. I’m a happy customer. I seasoned right out the box because that’s just who I am and not saying that’s what you need to do!

I love this little oven! It makes the perfect size loaf for me and my husband. At first I worried my recipe would be too big but it's not. I made a no-knead Mediterranean bread in it the first time. Here is my recipe:3 cups wheat flour1½ cup warm water½ tsp yeast½ tsp salt5 sun dried tomatoes5 mediterranean olivesCombine the flour, yeast first before adding the salt in a large bowl.Add warm water mix with a wooden spoon or with your hand. When the flour is absorbed by the water you are doneCover the bowl with cling film. Let it rise over nightPre heat your Dutch oven when you heat your oven to 500℉/250℃Take the dough out of the bowl on a floured surface. Chop the sun dried tomatoes and olives. Fold them in the dough into a ballTake the Dutch oven out of the oven and put the dough on parchment paper in the pan.Put the lid on the Dutch oven and put the pan in the oven for 30 minutesThen take the lid off the pan and bake the bread for another 15 minutes to get a crusty no knead bread,Cool on a rack and your bread is ready

Bakes nice bread. Crusty outside and soft inside. Nice substantial weight.

I love it makes baking bread